Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Society for the Preservation of the American Musical Heritage collection, 1792-1969 |
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| Inclusive Dates | 1792-1969 |
| Call No. | ML31.K77 |
| Creator | Krueger, Karl, 1894-1979 |
| Creator | Society for the Preservation of the American Musical Heritage |
| Extent | approximately 475 items |
| Extent | 16 containers |
| Extent | 6.25 linear feet |
| Language | Collection material in English |
| Location | Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/eadmus.mu021022 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2020570141 |
| Summary | Karl Krueger was an American conductor, best known as the first American-born conductor of a major United States orchestra. He founded the Society for the Preservation of the American Musical Heritage in 1958 with the goal of collecting and recording music by American composers. The collection primarily consists of musical scores and parts with a small amount of business papers. |